The Five-Minute Door

12 min

A gentle practice for meeting one postponed task without demanding that you finish it. Using the image of a heavy door eased open just a hand’s breadth, Maya invites you to choose an action small enough to need no motivation: five minutes, one line, shoes on. The aim is simply to lift the latch and let beginning count.

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Maya Hart
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Maya Hart
Tender, reassuring, steady

Tender and reassuring, steady when things aren't — present and calm without ever overpromising.

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About this session

The Five-Minute Door is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the motivation collection, narrated by Maya Hart.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.

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